Runner attachment for vehicles.



s. WISNIEWSKI.

RUNNER ATTACHMENT FOR VEHICLES;

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 3,1915.

Patented Feb. 1, 1916.

2 SHEETS-SHEET I.

S. WISNIEWSKI.

RUNNER ATTACHMENT FOR VEHICLES.

APPLICATION F ILED JUNE 3.1915.

Patented Feb. 1,1916.

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' RUNNER ATTACHMENT FOR VEHICLES.

inaoes i To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, STANISLAW WismnwsKI, a citizen of the United States, residing at Erie, in the county of'Erie and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inl tunner Attachments for Vehicles, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates tocertain new and.

useful improvements in runner attachment for vehlcles.

The primary object of this invention is vthe provision of separate attachable sectional runners for the wheels of avehicle, the same being adapted for being "readily positioned for use and easily removed-when desired.

A further object of the device is to provide detachable runnersvfor each individual wheel of a vehicle, all of the-runners being capable of removal and suspension; inoperatively by means controlled adjacent the dri-vers seat of the vehicle and also operating to. simultaneouslyreposition the runners operatively drawings and pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings forming a part ofthis application and in which like designating characters refer to corresponding parts throughout the several views :Figure 1 is a side elevation of a vehicle having the pres: out form of runners operatively positioned upon the wheels thereof, one of the runners being shown in longitudinal section. Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the same with the vehicle body removed and'parts broken away. Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 1 but with the running gear shown in longitudinal vertical section and the suspended inoperative position of the runner portions being illustrated in dotted lines. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of one of the runner portions, and

Specification of Letters Iatent. "Patented 1, 1916.

App1ication'fi1edJune3,1915. Seria1No.31,867. I i i i i .Fig. 5 is. a perspective viewof one offthe supporting arms. I

It w'll be understood that the detachable runners which form the subject matter of this application are adaptable forall forms of vehicles, the same are herein disclosed in connection with a four-wheeled wagon having, afboX; lOsupported byfla, ,rear axle 11 which journals the rear wheels12 and a front axle 13;, upon the opposite ends of which. the, front'wheels 14 arejournaled, in,

the usual form v of construction.

runner is provided. for each wheel of i the vehicle, each of thes'aid runners being formed of two, identical runner sections- 15 of the form illustrated in Fig. 4 of the drawings. The said runner sections. are closed at one curvedend 16 thereof and are opened in U-shaped form, at. the opposite end 16 thus forming a receiving socket for. the vehicle wheels, the same to be accommo: dated upon the curved bottom 18 thereof.

Thasectio-ns 15 are arranged endto-end withtheir opened channeled-ends 17 in abutting engagement with each other and thereby accommodating the vehicle wheels in the alining sockets of the two sections'aSbst illustrated in. Fig. 1 of the drawings. a

Latch connections are arranged between I the sections of each runner consisting of pivotedjlatches 19 having hooks 20 adapted for reception upon pins 21 positioned upon the correspondingface of a cooperatingf'section and adapted to be'removably secured thereto by means of winged nuts 22. It willthus be seen that each of the wheels oftheve; hicle may be readily mounted within a runnefand that the vehicle maybe drawn along thereon in either direction.- A supporting 3 arm 23 is provided for each runner section, the said arms havlng circular perforations 24 1n the head ends 25 thereof and by means of which they are journaled upon the axles 11 and'18. Eachrunner section is provided with a projecting pin 26, while a slot 27 in the free ends of the arms 23 is adapted to be positioned thereon and adjustably secured in place by means oflock nuts 28.

Operatingcords 29 are provided for each runner-section, one end of each of the said cords being secured to a terminal ring 30 of the said sections, while the cords extend up- I wardly and pass over similar pulleys 31 and thence over a vehicle roller 32-to windlass 33 operable by means of a crank 34: which is arranged forwardly of the vehicle body and adjacent the seat thereof.

An engaging hook 35 is arranged substantially above the position of the section rings being secured to the underside of the wagon body 10, it being noted that the arms .13 are positioned inwardly of the runners as best illustrated in Fig. 2.

From this detailed description of the in vention, the complete operation thereof will be at once apparent, it being understood that when the vehicle employs its wheels for purposes of locomotion, the runner sections 16 are suspended from the hooks by means of the rings 30 as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 3. At any time when it becomes desirable to employrunners and to attach the same to theforward wheels, the Windlass 33 may be turned, for winding up the cords 28 slightly thereon, thus tightening the same and pulling the runner section rings 30 off of the supporting hooks 35. By releasing the Windlass, the runners will thendes'cend by reason of their own weight into contact with the ground and the slight forward or rearward movement of each wheel will then mount the same upon one of the runner sections, while the cooperating section may be then placed in position and-the latches 19 secured for connecting the section together. The lock nuts 28 are then screwed down and the runners are securely positioned beneath the wheels for allowing the vehicle to be drawn along upon the runners. When the runners are no longer desired, the nuts 28 may beloosened and the latches 19 released which will allow the runner sections to be separated and the wheels removed therefrom, whereupon the Windlass 33 may be turned for winding up the cords 29 and elevating the sections so that the rings 80 thereof may be readily again engaged with the supporting hooks 35, and when so positioned, the said nuts 28 may be tightened if desired for preventing any swinging movement of the runner sections.

While the form of the invention herein shown and described is what is believed to be the preferred embodiment thereof, it is nevertheless to be understood that minor changes may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

What I claim as new is 1. A wheel runner composed of two identical oppositely-arranged sections having allning wheel-receiving sockets therein, pivoting supporting arms pivoted to each of the said sections, and adjustable locking latches connecting thesaid sections.

2. A device of the class described comprising in combination with wheels of a vehicle, two similar socketed runner sections positioned end-to-end beneath each wheel thereof, supporting arms swingingly mounted 1n pairs upon the vehicle pivotally connected to the inner faces of the said sections, and latch connections between the said sections.

. 3. A device of the class described, comprising in combination with wheels of a vehicle, two similar socketed runner sections positioned end-to-end beneath each wheel thereof, supporting arms swingingly mounted in pairs upon the vehicle pivotally connected to the inner faces of the saic sections, latch connections between the said sections, hooks carried by the said vehicle above the said sections, rings upon the ends of the sections adapted for engaging the said hooks, pulleys and a Windlass carried by the vehicle, and cords operatively secured to the windlass and passing over the said pulleys and having their free ends attached to the said section rings.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

STANISLAW WISNIEW SKI.

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Washington, D. G. 

